Obituaries

Frances E. Dickinson, age 99, of Sturgis, passed away early Sunday morning, May 27, 2012, at Sturgis Hospital in Sturgis. She was born May 7, 1913, in Wolcottville, Ind., a daughter of the late Artimus V. and Carrie M. (Bower) Dickinson. Frances had resided in Sturgis since 2002. Prior to coming to Sturgis, she lived in Fort Wayne, Ind., and …

Dorothy Jean Harker, age 86, Sturgis, passed away Tuesday morning, May 29, 2012, at her home. She was born July 5, 1925, in Cass County, a daughter of the late Leon and Cora Alverda (Barnell) Westphall. Dorothy had resided most of her life in Sturgis. On Dec. 27, 1945, she married Howard Harker at Sturgis Church of the Nazarene. He …

Ann F. Gerring, 93, of Three Rivers, passed away at 6:45 a.m. Sunday (May 27, 2012) at Three Rivers Health. She was born May 12, 1919 in Scotland to Thomas and Mary (Scallon) McAdam. On Jan. 10, 1942 in South Bend, Ind. she married Marcus B. Gerring. He preceded her in death on July 31, 1967 in Elkhart, Ind. Surviving …

Philip W. Miller, 45, of Mottville Township, White Pigeon, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 26, 2012, at his home. He was born Feb. 16, 1967, in Elkhart, Ind., a son of Edgar W. and Phyllis K. (Welty) Miller. He had been a resident of the Mottville and White Pigeon area all his life. On June 17, 1989, he married Connie E. Pletcher in …

Betty J. Wegner, age 78, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday evening, May 26, 2012, at Matthew 7:7 Limited in White Pigeon. She was born Jan. 3, 1934, in Bronson, the only daughter of the late Victor and Delcie (Johnson) Ware. Mrs. Wegner had resided in Sturgis for the past 50 years, coming from Colon, where she was a graduate of …

Stanley Gayheart, 44, of LaGrange, Ind., died Sunday, May 27, 2012, at Wesley Healthcare in Auburn, Ind. Mr. Gayheart was born June 12, 1967, in LaGrange, to Bill Sr. and Ruby (Terry) Gayheart. Living his lifetime in LaGrange County and St. Joseph County, Mich., he was an electrician at Abbott in Sturgis. He is survived by his parents, Bill Sr. …

Harlon Phillip Robinson, 88, of Three Rivers, passed away on May 22, 2012 at the Heartland Health Care Nursing Home. Harlon was born on June 18, 1923 in Cass County, the son of the late Phillip “Jerry” and Edna (Roberts) Robinson. Harlon graduated in 1942 from Marcellus High School. He married Alma Boggio on Feb. 2, 1945. On Oct. 11, …

Beverly J. Nemeth, 83, of White Pigeon, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 25, 2012, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Dec. 5, 1928, in Sturgis, a daughter of Edward and Rhoda (Nichols) Hagen. She had been a resident of White Pigeon since 2000, coming from Yuma, Ariz., where she lived for 19 years. Her early life was spent in …

Francis “Frank” Joseph Cipriano, 61, of Three Rivers, died May 13, 2012, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born June 8, 1950, in Kalamazoo, a son of Joseph and Ruth (Wheater) Cipriano. Frank graduated from Monsignor Hackett High School in Kalamazoo before serving his country as a member of the U.S. Navy. He was employed by HI Tech …

Eugene Harold Brown, 87, of Three Rivers, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Battle Creek. He was born in Three Rivers on Oct. 18, 1924 the son of Carl and Helen (Reist) Brown and graduated from Three Rivers High School. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII, fighting in Europe, and was …